Park Watch

Citizen Science in Public Green Spaces

What is Park Watch?

Park Watch is a project developed by EcoSpark, in consultation with Park People and the City of Toronto, to animate Toronto’s public green spaces through citizen science.

The Park Watch project enables volunteers to supportthe health and maintenance of public parks andravines, foster a stronger connection to our publicgreen spaces and contribute scientifically meaningfuldata at municipal, provincial and national scales.

Park Watch Guide

The Park Watch Guide is a resource to help volunteers lead citizen science activities in public green spaces.

This resource includes a step-by-step guide to facilitating real environmental monitoring projects with people of all ages, citizen science projects, and additional information to help you get started. Contribute bird sightings and other wildlife observations to citizen science databases, identify invasive species, map habitat, and more!

The Park Watch Guide is free for educational use. The focus of this guide is Toronto, Ontario. However, park groups everywhere may find the Park Watch Guide resources helpful for implementing citizen science activities with volunteers and the general public.